Improvement in neck-ties



W. A. LAVERTY.

Improvement in Neck-Ties.

No; 131,884. Q Patented on. 1, 1m.

. Attorneys.

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IMPROVEMENT IN NECK-TIES.'

S pecificationforming part of Letters Patent No. 131,884, dated October 1, 1872.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. LAVERTY,

of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Manufacture of Scarfs and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of scarfs in which a pasteboard (or equivalent material) shield is used at the top; and-it consists in the formation of the top of the scarf in such a manner as to greatly economize in the use ofitli'e silk or other material of which the scarf is formed, dispensing entirely With linings of any kind on the inner part of the scarf-top and materially decreasing the cost in the manufacture of the article, as well as expediting the construction of scarfsfor market, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to whichmy invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now-proceed to describe the manner in which my tops'for scarfs are made, reference being had'to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figurel' is a front view of the top with the facing before it is bent; Fig. 2 is a rear View of the same; Fig. 3 is. a perspective view of the top completed; Fig. 4 shows a modification of the same in configuration; andFig. 5

is a view of the completed cravat.

A represents the shield, made ofpasteboar d or other suitable stiff material, which should be perspiration-proof, so that the surface which lies against the shirt of the wearer will not become wilted or soil the shirt. The upper and lower edges of the shield A may be straight, curved, scalloped, or of any other fanciful shape that may be desired; in fact, the entire shield I may be of any size and shape. Onthe outer surface of this shield is sewed'a facing, B, of silk or other suitable material, the side edges of which should extend only a trifle beyond the points where the shield is to be bent. This facing may be sewed on by a sewing-machine, as it is done while the shield is yet flat, be-

fore it is bent, and the top and bottom edges 7 of the facing are turned over and whipped up on the back of the shield, as shown in Fig. 2. The inclines of the side edges may be at any desired angle. After the facing B has been thus sewed on the shield A, the sides or wings 0 O of the shield are bent and their edges connected together at the back by metal or other catches a a, or by sewing, or by any other suitable means that will securely connect them together.

It will thus be seen that the completed scarf-top has no lining, and that the facing does not extend over the back, as in cravats now in use. a

Aside from the advantage of there being no silkto soil the shirt, it effects a saving in silk of over one-half 5 and, on account of the rapidity with which they may be made, a saving in labor is effected of from three-fourths to live-sixths.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an article of manufacture, a scarf-top of suitable shape, composed of a shield of pasteboard, or equivalent material, bent around with its ends sec'ured together in the rear,

provided with an outer covering of scarf material and having an uncovered and unlined back, substantially as herein set forth.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of September, 1872.

- WILLIAM A. LAVERTY.

Witnesses:

J. M. MASON,

HARRY 0. Score 

